Maternity Pics

A friend of ours offered to take some pregnancy photos of us! We were really excited, she did such a good job! So here they are. This is at 35 weeks of pregnancy.

30 weeks 5 days pregnant

Chris caught a semi-candid shot of me cooking then we decided to do a full on profile shot.
The baby has definitely been growing! I feel an almost constant presence of some part of the baby's body directly under my right rib. I get jabbed there quite often, sometimes it hurts and sometimes it just startles me.
I have been feeling pretty good still. The only thing lately that has been bothering me is my back, can you ever imagine why? Chris has been good about helping me as much as he can with the pain.
My doctors appointments have changed to every 2 weeks now, which is crazy! The time is drawing closer and closer, before we know it we will be holding our little one in our arms! Only 9 weeks left until my due date!

28 weeks pregnant

I went to my friend Tracy's house and she took this picture for me. Looking much bigger than 10 weeks before at 18 weeks don't you think?!

28 Weeks

Today I am 28 weeks pregnant, I can't tell you all how fast it is going! Last week I started my third trimester! At my last appointment on the second of October I was quite surprised when I stepped on the scale and learned that I had gained 8 lbs in the passed 4 weeks, I was shocked! My total weight at that point was 23 lbs. I had in my mind that was about how much I would gain in my whole pregnancy! My doctor said she was not concerned but recommended that I walk more if I was concerned. I have yet to make a habit of it.
The baby has been moving like crazy, sometimes I wonder if he/she ever sleeps! The movements have become increasingly stronger and more spread out. I've been getting kicked in the ribs and all over my abdomen. I've even been able to see our little one moving around, that's the coolest part! Chris has recently been feeling and seeing the movements more often and gets really excited, I love it. For a while there it seemed like every time he went to feel the baby moving the little one would stop. Chris joked that it was because the baby felt his fatherly authority.
I am still feeling good and am enjoying my pregnancy. Praise the Lord for his grace!

25 Weeks Pregnant

Well the baby is obviously getting bigger! This picture was taken at 25 weeks, 7 weeks after the last pregnancy picture. I think we should be a little more diligent, sorry everyone:-).
I've been gaining weight rapidly it seems. At this point I had gained about 20lbs. It's all worth it in the end, I'm just trying not to gain too much, it's not as easy as I thought though!

Last Night

I've been feeling the baby kicking more and more, and they have been getting a lot stronger. Last night the kicks were pretty strong so I told Chris to put his hand on my belly and see if he could feel it. There was a really strong kick and Chris felt the baby for the first time! He jumped back and said, "Whoa! That was crazy!" With a tear in his eyes. He said he was half excited and half freaked out. It was really neat for both of us, praise the Lord for this amazing life he's given us!

18 weeks pregnant

Here's the first belly picture we've taken. I'm getting bigger every day it seems! This last week (from 18 weeks on) I started feeling the baby moving! At first I wasn't sure if what I was feeling was the baby, but a few days into it I was sure it was. It feels kind of like a gas bubble, but different because it's in different places. Now it's starting to feel more like kicks than just subtle grazes. At one minute I'll feel a few kicks on one side of my tummy, than a few minutes later I will feel one on the other side. We definitely have a mover, just like Daddy!
I've been getting more energy lately and haven't felt sick for a while now, praise the Lord! Food almost always sounds good, I love to eat! Everything seems to be going really well. It is such a blessing to carry life inside me, so amazing!